TABLE 16.3 sma van der Waals constants for various substances. Species a/dm-bar mol 2 a/dm . atm-mol b/dm2 mol- Helium 0.034598 0.034145 0.023733 Neon 0.21666 0.21382 0.017383 Argon 1.3483 1.3307 0.031830 Krypton 2.2836 2.2537 0.038650 Hydrogen 0.24646 0.24324 0.026665 Nitrogen 1.3661 1.3483 0.038577 Oxygen 1.3820 1.3639 0.031860 Carbon monoxide 1.4734 1.4541 0.039523 Carbon dioxide 3.6551 3.6073 0.042816 Ammonia 4.3044 4.2481 0.037847 Methane 2.3026 2.2725 0.043067 Ethane 5.5818 5.5088 0.065144 Ethene 4.6112 4.5509 0.058199 Propane 9.3919 9.2691 0.090494 Butane 13.888 13.706 0.11641 2-Methyl propane 13.328 13.153 0.11645 Pentane 19.124 18.874 0.14510 Benzene 18.876 18.629 0.11974

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Problem 1.43E: What is the van der Waals constant a for Ne in units of bar.cm6/mol2
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Calculate the pressure (in atm) exerted by one mole of butane that is occupying 22.414 L at 273.16 K, if it were considered as an: a.) Ideal gas, b.) Van der Waals gas gaving the constants listed in Table 16.3. 

What physical property of butane accounts most for the calculated difference. 

TABLE 16.3
sma
van der Waals constants for various substances.
Species
a/dm-bar mol 2
a/dm . atm-mol
b/dm2 mol-
Helium
0.034598
0.034145
0.023733
Neon
0.21666
0.21382
0.017383
Argon
1.3483
1.3307
0.031830
Krypton
2.2836
2.2537
0.038650
Hydrogen
0.24646
0.24324
0.026665
Nitrogen
1.3661
1.3483
0.038577
Oxygen
1.3820
1.3639
0.031860
Carbon monoxide
1.4734
1.4541
0.039523
Carbon dioxide
3.6551
3.6073
0.042816
Ammonia
4.3044
4.2481
0.037847
Methane
2.3026
2.2725
0.043067
Ethane
5.5818
5.5088
0.065144
Ethene
4.6112
4.5509
0.058199
Propane
9.3919
9.2691
0.090494
Butane
13.888
13.706
0.11641
2-Methyl propane
13.328
13.153
0.11645
Pentane
19.124
18.874
0.14510
Benzene
18.876
18.629
0.11974
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 16.3 sma van der Waals constants for various substances. Species a/dm-bar mol 2 a/dm . atm-mol b/dm2 mol- Helium 0.034598 0.034145 0.023733 Neon 0.21666 0.21382 0.017383 Argon 1.3483 1.3307 0.031830 Krypton 2.2836 2.2537 0.038650 Hydrogen 0.24646 0.24324 0.026665 Nitrogen 1.3661 1.3483 0.038577 Oxygen 1.3820 1.3639 0.031860 Carbon monoxide 1.4734 1.4541 0.039523 Carbon dioxide 3.6551 3.6073 0.042816 Ammonia 4.3044 4.2481 0.037847 Methane 2.3026 2.2725 0.043067 Ethane 5.5818 5.5088 0.065144 Ethene 4.6112 4.5509 0.058199 Propane 9.3919 9.2691 0.090494 Butane 13.888 13.706 0.11641 2-Methyl propane 13.328 13.153 0.11645 Pentane 19.124 18.874 0.14510 Benzene 18.876 18.629 0.11974
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